By Asim Yasin in The News, Dec 03, 2023ISLAMABAD: Leaders of two major political parties, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), exchanged barbs on Saturday, with the former accusing the latter of plans to abolish the 18th Amendment after coming to power and the latter blaming the former for unnecessary criticism to win over anti-PMLN votes. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday whether it was in Pakistan or in…
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Report in The Nation, Dec 3, 2023LAHORE – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party announced on Saturday that they have the plans to revisit the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. While speaking to reporters after the party meeting in Lahore, PML-N leaders Rana Sanaullah Khan and Ahsan Iqbal said that the party intends to implement the amendment in its spirits and wants to complete it by introducing further devolution of powers. “The 18th Amendment is…
Report in Dawn, Nov 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PML-N said on Monday no proposal to alter the 18th amendment to the Constitution was being considered by the party. This stance was adopted by party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and Senator Irfan Siddiqui following the publication of a report in Dawn that the PML-N’s manifesto committee had received several proposals to redo the amendment in question. In a statement, Ms Aurangzeb said that the PML-N had always pursued…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, Nov 20th, 2023KARACHI: The PML-N has hinted at “making changes” to the 18th Constitutional Amendment with key focus on reshaping the revenue distribution mechanism among provinces, sources privy to the development told Dawn. The manifesto committee has received several proposals, ranging from reversing the 18th Amendment altogether to changing the distribution mechanism of financial resources among provinces. The party is set to enter the election campaign with the promise to…
report in Dawn, Nov 5th, 2023NAWABSHAH: Pakistan Peoples PartyParliamentarians president and co-chairman of the party Asif Ali Zardari has said that when he had surrendered his certain presidential powers to the parliament through the 18th constitutional amendment, ‘they’ did not appear to be happy with it. He did not specifically name the unhappy elements but the general impression was that it may be the security establishment. “There were no gestures of happiness when ‘they’ congratulated…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 11, 2023At a time when the government is putting all its effort into expediting an amendment to the existing transitional justice law, victims of the insurgency from the side of the government security forces have sought the United Nations’ support for justice. Writing a letter to two human rights rapporteurs at the UN, they claim that Nepal’s transitional justice process excludes the security personnel victimised at the…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Aug 12, 2023Rebel SLPP MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana yesterday (11) said that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should make his position clear on his successor Ranil Wickremesinghe’s move to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Reiterating his strong opposition to President Wickremesinghe’s controversial plan, the Anuradhapura District MP stressed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa couldn’t keep silent as the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government embarked on a strategy inimical to national interests. Prof.…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Aug 10, 2023Describing President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s discussions with Parliamentarians representing the Tamil and Muslim communities regarding the 13th Amendment to the Constitution as a ‘shameful act’, Opposition MP Gevindu Cumaratunga said that at least all MPs representing the Northern and Eastern Provinces should be made to participate in the related discussions. Wickremesinghe, who came to power following the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, pledged that he would…
Report in Daily FT, Aug 9, 2023Asks 13A to be implemented in its original form with land, police, finance and administrative powersA coalition of Tamil political parties in a letter addressed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe have expressed their dissent against his appeal for parties to submit their views and proposals on the implementation of the 13th amendment. The alliance consisting of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), Democratic People’s Liberation Front (DPLF), Eelam People’s Revolutionary…
by Ruwani Fonseka in The Daily Morning, Aug 4, 2023All political party leaders have been asked to submit their proposals and suggestions about the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on or before August 15, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says. Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake has communicated this to political party leaders in writing. At the all-party conference convened on July 26, President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of discussing the 13th constitutional amendment with all…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, July 21, 2023Claiming that President Ranil Wickremesinghe is enjoying power based on the mandate given by the people to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) stated that the former has no moral right to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which was not implemented by all his predecessors from J.R. Jayewardene to Rajapaksa. During a meeting with Parliamentarians representing the Tamil community…